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Mattis (DK) – “Into The Night”

According to the press notes for the new single by Copenhagen-based artist Mattis, this young man used to be a punk rocker. It’s a throwaway detail, all told, especially when you hear the whirling electronic pop that he lends his versatile voice to. But it feels appropriate considering how daring he is with his songwriting, throwing a soulful, James Blake-like bent in with skybursting falsetto, and an emotional openness that lots of artists in his position might shy away from. The spirit of punk rock’s willingness to try new things is deep within him even if he’s left out the liberty spikes and rabid barks.

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Robert Ham comes to Nordic Spotlight after a decade of freelance arts and culture writing for various online and print publications including Rolling Stone, Paste, The Oregonian, Village Voice, Wondering Sound, and FACT Magazine. He is also the author of Empire: The Unauthorized Untold Story, published by Regan Arts. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and son, and is looking forward to using his encyclopedic knowledge of The Sugarcubes, Mayhem, and Dungen for good and not for evil.